CF Markville
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Markville Shopping Centre entrance. Promotions for Sony and HMV stores are on the top while Shoppers Drug Mart and La Vie en Rose are on the bottom.
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| Location | Markham, Ontario, Canada |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Opening date | March 17, 1982 |
| Developer | JDS Development |
| Management | Cadillac Fairview |
| Owner | Cadillac Fairview |
| No. of stores and services | over 160 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 6 |
| Total retail floor area | 981,000 square feet (91,100 m2) |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Website | www |
CF Markville (formerly the Markville Shopping Centre) is a shopping mall located at 5000 Highway 7 East (at McCowan Road) in Markham, Ontario, Canada. The shopping centre opened in 1982 and is owned by Cadillac Fairview. It was named for its proximity to the historical villages of Markham and Unionville (now both incorporated in the city of Markham). It has a gross leasable area of 981,000 square feet (91,100 m2).[1]
Contents
Anchors
- Hudson's Bay
- Best Buy (former Miracle Food Mart)
- Old Navy - relocated from upper to lower level (in location formerly an Eaton's store)
- Walmart Supercentre (former Woolco lower level)
- Winners/Home Sense (former Woolco/Walmart upper level)
- Sporting Life (former Sport Chek/Atmosphere)
Former anchors
- Simpsons - closed 1991 and became Sears, but closed in 2015 and currently vacant
- Eaton's - now expanded retail space used by Old Navy, Toys 'R Us, Sporting Life
- Woolco - closed 1994 and became Walmart (lower level) & Homesense/Winners (upper level)
- Sport Chek/Atmopshere - former part of Eaton's, closed 2014 and became Sporting Life
- Sears - former Simpsons, closed 2015 and currently vacant
- Famous Players - closed in 2000, retail space now used by Home Sense. Markville Shopping Centre has not housed another cinema since then
Renovation
The mall was underwent a $110 million by EllisDon beginning in 2011. The renovation included the installation of 180,000 square feet (17,000 m2) of porcelain tile flooring, and 12,000 linear feet of glass handrails. Over 250,000 square feet (23,000 m2) of commercial space was to be renovated, which would add many brands new to Canada or the Greater Toronto Area. A new food court that would replace the old one was also in the renovation plans, it opened on 23 August 2012 as "Express Eatery" beside the lower level Sears entrance. The former food court location has been remodelled into shop space, as well as two outdoor patio areas. This was the second renovation at the centre since the 2000 expansion. The renovation was completed in two years, and was finished in the fall of 2013.[2] During this transitional period, the mall's store count was reduced to 160. The last piece of the mall by Toys "R" Us was renovated by mid-2015 which saw new tiles and LED lights after delays.
Public transit access
Several transit networks make nearby connections to Markville.[1] They include: York Region Transit (YRT)/Viva, and the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) which only operates a high volume route, 129A McCowan North that links between Scarborough Centre RT Station and Major Mackenzie Drive.
Bus Routes
Bus routes that stop at the intersection of McCowan Road and Highway 7 include:
- 1 Highway 7
- 40 Unionville Local
- 41 Markham Local
- 42 Berczy
- 45 Mingay
- 301 Markham Express
- 304 Mount Joy Express
- TTC 129A McCowan North
- Viva Purple
- Viva Green
On October 16, 2005, Viva Purple was extended to McCowan as the temporary east terminus until January 27, 2008 when it was extended to Markham Stouffville Hospital. On November 20, 2005, Viva Green was extended here during peak-periods and is still currently the east terminal until further notice.
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